Cuddling cows
OPINION: Years of floods and low food prices have driven a dairy farm in England's northeast to stop milking its…
Cows in Germany are being given three-month maternity leave to take care of their offspring.
GDP per capita in Zimbabwe (in constant dollars) is about where it was in 1960, and markedly lower than it was in the mid 1970s.
If you are a Canadian dairy farmer you should be worried.
A recent Sunday television story has highlighted the media bias against dairying.
Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy says dealing with silt on dairy farms around Edgecumbe is going to be a big problem.
Some Canterbury dairy farmers are moving to once-a-day (OAD) milking after the tail end of Cyclone Cook capped off an already wet autumn.
With Autumn having been so wet, the spring might call for a little soil loosening to drain excess moisture and allow roots to go deeper in search of moisture in the drying summer.
Canterbury farmer Assaf Sol is combating milk fever in his herd by supplementing magnesium in various ways, reports the supplier of Country Mile magnesium oxide dust.
Treating second year heifers like mixed aged cows is one of the main reasons they don’t get in calf again, DairyNZ South Auckland consulting officer Jamie Haultain says.
The dairy industry’s attitude towards antibiotics is being challenged, says mastitis management expert Steve Cranefield.
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With the winter tree-planting season just around the corner, it’s timely to look at the many farming ‘fruits’ they can provide -- besides any real ones.
Sir Peter Gluckman’s report on the state of our fresh water hits the nail on the head.
A new booklet aimed at inspiring young people to make a career in the dairy industry is newly published by DairyNZ.
Dairy farmers are applauding the clear message in Sir Peter Gluckman’s freshwater report that everyone has a role to play in ensuring freshwater quality.
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